Imagine you’re honeymooning in Hawaii, and you’ve rented a Chevrolet Camaro SS from a rental car company. At least, that’s what the receipt tells you. After going for a drive, and realizing something didn’t feel very V8-ish-y, you decide to take a peak under the hood when, surprise! A V6 engine is cradled in the engine bay — certainly not a trait of an SS model. That’s what happened to Flyertalk forum user camaroz06, or by his YouTube user tag, Eddie Ramones.
The car was both badged as an SS Camaro, as evident from the lettering above the passenger-side tail lamps, as well as listed as an SS Camaro by the rental car company, which didn’t reach back to us at the time of this writing.
After bringing the issue up with customer service, Ramones stated in the video that he wouldn’t be charged for the V8 pricing anymore, but will not be given a refund. However, those who might not have known any better could end up paying V8 prices for something that’s clearly not.
For all those who want to make sure this doesn’t happen to you: an SS Camaro has a thin (and fake) inlet on the front of the hood. A Camaro V6 does not.
Hat tip to D Frye!
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but then there’s no SS at the front though
I wonder if that SS emblem was attached before or after Hertz took delivery of the car?
Doesn’t sound like a GM move to me. Sounds like someone outside the company (cough *rental place* cough) might have. I would like to think they got duped too, but a little better customer service might go farther to make me believe it.
Lets just hope this is a one time show and not happening again,
So let me get this straight. The guys username is camaroZ06 and a self proclaimed “camaro fiend”..and yet it took him to pop the hood on that 6 banger to verify it’s not a SS? FAIL!…Change your name dude..and please don’t defend GM in any arguments as it would be an embarrassment.
He didn’t have to pop the hood, did you miss the first 3 minutes of video?
Easiest way to make 100% sure is to look at the engine. Wouldn’t you feel like an idiot if you called and bitched to Hertz and it ended up have a V8. Rental companies/fleet vehicles can sometimes be spec’d different than regular models.
By a quick walk around how else is a V6 differentiated from the V8? the slit in the front and the exhaust tips?
Hi All,
I can only defend myself in saying I didnt think twice about this missing slot. We had just been up for around 24 hours having returned from Fiji. I was also thinking that Hertz might have the same front ends on all their Camaros for interchangeability purposes with their V6 fleet. Anyways as Ive said before after driving it home I did notice there was something missing so thats why I checked the car out.
I just sort of let the badges on the rear go to my head while I was on the lot.
*meant to type, I didn’t think twice about this car missing the slot
so then was it you on this vid??
Rental car rip off.
V6 vs SS Camaro Guide for noobs…
1. Unique SS front end with a VERY Noticeable chin, that matches the flares near the bottom of the car
2. Mail slot on the front bumper before the hood starts.
3. Brembo brakes
4.SS logo on the steering wheel
5. 180Mph speedo
6.Nice Big exaust pipes complete with standard V8 Growl….
7. Oh yea the V8 under the hood!
8 SS badges on the left side of the front grill by head lights and right rear passenger side trunk.
9. 24mpg hwy vs 30 for the V6
I once rented a Pontiac Sunbird wagon that had a Chevrolet liftgate in the back. At least the color matched. 😎
I don’t suppose it had an RS badge (which does look a bit like the SS badge) and could have been mistaken all over.
It’s so obvious it’s a V6 but just because of one badge, he has to Matlock the car?
Just look for the “Kitt Slit”.
The SS badge is red, meaning SS with RS package. Complete fail by Hertz. They knew it was a V6 when it was serviced.
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